Exodus of airlines: of the 10 best airlines in the world, only one operates in Argentina

After a very difficult year for global airlines, with many planes on the ground, reduction of personnel, cancellation of routes and bankruptcies, the airlines that remained standing began to improve thanks to a gradual return to air transport. Around the world: In Argentina, restrictions and uncertainty persist.

The specialized aeronautical site Airline reviews made his Annual ranking of the best airlines in the world to help users decide which airline to use for their trips. 2021 was a special year, as in addition to the usual parameters of fleet age, product offerings and passenger ratings, they included metrics of airline responses to the Covid-19 threat for choose the winners.

In your entirety, the top 10 best airlines of the year 2021 According to AirlineRatings, it consisted of the following: 1. Qatar Airways, 2. Air New Zealand, 3. Singapore Airlines, 4. Qantas, 5. Emirates, 6. Cathay Pacific, 7. Virgin Atlantic, 8. United Airlines, 9. EVA Air, 10. British Airways.

In this way, Qatar Airways surpassed the six-time winner Air New as the best airline this year. Zealand. Both airlines are familiar to local travelers as Before the pandemic, they operated regularly in our country. Qatar Airways, the company that linked Doha to Ezeiza, was rewarded for its innovation, its product offering and mainly for its commitment to keeping its road networks open despite the coronavirus pandemic.

However, this did not happen in the case of Argentina. The Qatari company announced in August 2020 the cancellation of its flights to our country. At that time, company sources said Infobae What “After a review of operations, Qatar Airways announced the decision to suspend its services from Doha to Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires, due to the global impact on airlines and the current negative market conditions.”

At that time, the country totally banned all commercial passenger flights and the return was expected on September 1 of the same year. In this context, Qatar Airways was not the only one to suspend its operations in our country. Air New Zealand, the second airline on the AirlineRatings list, did the same in March 2020.

At that time, the New Zealand company that maintained five weekly routes between New Zealand and Argentina suspended its flights from Auckland to Buenos Aires due to existing restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Nick judd, Head of Alliances, Strategy and network from Air New Zealand He explained that Argentina had already been a challenge before the pandemic and that it did not expect a rapid market recovery.

There is a third airline in the ranking with a situation similar to the two that top the list. Emirates is in fifth place and has distinguished itself for being “one of the pioneers of cabin entertainment and one of the first to install seat back screens for economy class” has also stopped flying to the Argentina.

The company that operated the route between Dubai and Buenos Aires announced in August last year the indefinite suspension of its operations in Argentina and offered a voluntary retirement to employees operating in Ezeiza. Even if Unlike Qatar and New Zealand, it has made clear its intention to resume activities in our country as soon as it is commercially and operationally possible to do so.

The number 10 at the top, British Airways, is another of the companies that have stopped flying directly to our country. It was from the end of March last year that he added a stopover in São Paulo to his flight which linked England to Argentina. However Currently, it has no operations due to the ban on the arrival of planes from Brazil.

Also remember that in the critical year 2020, another international company that left the Argentinian market was Latam, which, although it continues with a few international flights, has ceased to operate the domestic routes it had in the country and laid off more than 1,700 employees.

However, yes, there is a company in the top 10 created by AirlineRatings which continues its operations in Argentina. It is United Airlines, the American airline which connects Houston to Buenos Aires is positioned at number 8 on the list In addition to being recognized in the top ten, it was rewarded for its commitment to eco-aviation, adding to its fleet of mixed planes propelled partly by electricity. Also, it is one of the companies to invest in supersonic airplanes. As already reported Infobae, He plans to buy 15 Boom Supersonic planes, with which he will be able to fly from New York to London in a record time of 3.5 hours.

Argentina’s air connectivity with the world has weakened due to the departure of airlines from the country, which could have economic consequences, as this has a direct impact on foreign exchange earnings from international tourism. Gustavo hani, president of the Argentine Chamber of Tourism said in dialogue with Infobae: “Air connectivity is our secret and given the temporary or permanent suspension of certain airlines, the resumption will not happen overnight, and it will require political work that could take years.”

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